Greatest Hits (KC and the Sunshine Band album)

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Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 1980
Genre Disco, pop
Length42:03
Label TK
Producer H. W. Casey, Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band chronology
Do You Wanna Go Party
(1979)
Greatest Hits
(1980)
Space Cadet Solo Flight
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau A− [2]

Greatest Hits is the first official compilation album by KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was released in February 1980 on the TK label.

Contents

History

The album contained two newly recorded tracks, "All I Want" and "Let's Go Rock and Roll". The latter was released as a moderately successful single to promote the compilation.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Sound Your Funky Horn"2:59
2."Queen of Clubs"3:17
3."Get Down Tonight"5:15
4."Boogie Shoes"2:16
5."That's the Way (I Like It)"5:06
6."Shake Your Booty"3:04
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."I'm Your Boogie Man"4:01
8."Keep It Comin' Love"4:26
9."Please Don't Go"3:43
10."Let's Go Rock and Roll"3:36
11."All I Want"4:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 10
US Billboard 200 [6] 132
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 62

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] [9] Platinum50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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